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2009 IACC&T Youth Camp
Conducted on: 25th and 26th June at Temple
'Kudo'-s to Ashwin Sabbani of Battle Creek who initiated and organized a
proposal for a camp for school children ages 5-12 yrs. under IACC&T auspices
Highlights:
Though only 7 children registered before the camp, on both days
of the camp a total of 43 walked through! The plan was designed for perhaps 20 at
the most. Ashwin managed to get enough volunteers to lead the activities successfully,
and it was gratifying to see the children's enthusiastic participation from 9:30 am to 5 pm on each day.
The day began with prayers, followed by activities of games,
story-telling, projects on different themes the children chose - eg. sports,
mythology, street vendors, Indian clothes, animals, music and dance, and
make a presentation to the whole group.
Ice-cream making, slime making, key chains, crafts, 'rangoli',
singing 'bhajans', short lectures on Hinduism, discussion on the epics
Ramayana and Mahabharat, were the highlights. Children remained attentive
throughout and enjoyed the atmosphere thoroughly.
What we were not prepared totally for first-aid for minor injuries,
and allergies to certain foods. Snack times and lunch hour were very noisy but most enjoyable.
The camp ended with awarding of certificates of participation to all the
children and volunteers, and special prizes for outstanding performances in the activities.
Thank You All !!!!
Thanks to the imaginative formatting by web-master Manish Khandekar for posting pictures
on temple website
Thanks to all the children and parents for their support, and especially to
Ashwin and the Volunteers who guided the children at every step.
Volunteers:
Josh Chapin,
Sridevi Ghantasala,
Lina Hattangadi,
Sarasvati Sabbani,
Shilpa Sabbani,
Janaki Sunkara
Chief Organizer:
Ashwin Sabbani
Following kids attended Youth Camp:
Abhay Goel,
Akshay Chalasani,
Aniket Pant,
Anirudh Ghantasala,
Anjan Kotekal,
Ankit Mehra,
Ansh Chaudhary,
Arushi Mithal,
Ashna Mehra,
Bharat Goel,
Deshna Betala,
Dharani Jayavelu,
Diksha Krishna,
Diya Singh,
Jagriti Mehra,
Jamie Kayani,
Lakshya Khurmi,
Manan Mittal,
Manya Mehra,
Nayana Repakula,
Pranit Sunkara,
Riya Chaudhary,
Sahil Tandon,
Samhita Sunkara,
Sanjana Chalasani,
Shreya Belagalu,
Shreya Mithal,
Shruti Sabbani,
Siddhartha Tiwari,
Sisira Kavuri,
Sonia Parikh,
Srujana Dagjubati,
Tanvi Khurmi,
Tony Kayani,
Urvil Patel,
Usmi Patel,
Veeresh Rajendran,
Vishnu Ghantasala,
Vivek Parikh,
Vivek Tandon
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